Thursday, April 7, 2016

Unit 4- Time Value of Money

Time Value of Money

  • Is a dollar today worth more than a dollar tomorrow? Yes
  • Why? Opportunity cost and inflation, this it the reason for charging and paying interest


Symbols and Notations

  • v = future value of $
  • p = present value of $ 
  •  r = real interest rate (nominal interest rate - inflation rate) 
  • n = # of years
  • k = # of times interest is credited throughout the year

Forms
  • Simple Interest Form- v = (1+r)^n x p
  • Compound Interest Form- v= (1+ (r/k))^(nk) x p



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